Sikhism·Raag Aasaa·Shabad 298
Verse 16 of 36

Peace Isn't Chased; It Soaks Into a Connected Heart

ਠਠੈ ਠਾਢਿ ਵਰਤੀ ਤਿਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣੀ ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਕਾ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਗਾ ॥
thathai thaadh vartee tin antar har charnee jinH kaa chit laagaa.
T'hat'ha: Peace pervades within those who link their consciousness to the Lord's Lotus Feet.
ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਗਾ ਸੇਈ ਜਨ ਨਿਸਤਰੇ ਤਉ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੧੫॥
chit laagaa say-ee jan nistaray ta-o parsaadee sukh paa-i-aa. ||15||
Those humble beings, whose consciousness is so linked, are saved; by Your Grace, they obtain peace. ||15||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

A deep calm settles into the hearts that hold onto the beautiful feet of the One.

Those who stay connected like that are carried safely — peace comes to them as a gift.

Peace isn't something you chase and catch — it soaks into a heart that stays connected.
The deeper layer

The letter T'hat'ha is the poem exhaling — after the urgency of the previous verse, a picture of rest. Thir — peace pervades, settles in, for those who link their consciousness to the Lotus Feet. The word for 'linked' matters: peace isn't something you chase and catch, it's what soaks in when you stay connected, holding on. And it arrives tudh bhaanai — by Grace, as a gift. You don't manufacture the calm; you hold on, and it fills you.

A Question to Sit With

What helps you feel calm and connected when everything gets loud?

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